Fan Noise and heating

mhwd -li

reboot and see if it improves the fan noise and heating

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Yes it is what I wanted no fan noise and less heating. Till now it is working perfect.

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                  NAME               VERSION          FREEDRIVER           TYPE
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           video-linux            2020.12.03                true            PCI
 video-optimus-manager            2020.12.08               false            PCI
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so does it mean that I should install with non-free drivers next time?

yes nvidia do not provide free drivers

also remember do not ever buy anything from nvidia again

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Hello, I am new to linux Os (just installed Garuda ). I have the same issue where the fan keeps spinning and little heating. I followed above steps and getting error in this step...!
can somebody please guide me?

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